The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-27 00:00:00

Congress, Mr: JACKSON'S Lc the Ruptuia of the Negociation, &c. The Messise of Mr. MAii- DISON affords the most decisive proof of the un friendly disposition of the American Government towards this Country. They accuse the British nisters of want of good faith, and when Mr. Jack - - sow proceeds to vindicate his Guiernmem, upon faas admitted even by the AMerican Secretary .of State himself, he is told that he is treating the American :Government with disrespect, and that no, further 'communication %ill be held with him. We have ! ot room to discuss this subject at length at present, but w e must request our Readers attentively to pe• ruse Mr. JAcKsoN's Circular Letter, which must re- , otove all doubt-upon the subject ; unless it be stip:- `Dosed that that Gentleman has made'a - stateMtnt • unfounded on truth. We Must also beg of, our headers to compare that part of the President'S iessage, in which he speaks of the condtict of Great Britain, with that part of it in which he to France. , The capture of , the Arne- • 'heart ships, the . imprisonnient of her seamen, and all the innumerable insults offered by France to AnteriCai. are passed over w;thout a comment:, 'While one-third of the Message is • employed in ''fii.Stepiesenting and exaggerating the conduct of 'bteat Britain!. Every artifice has been used to inflame tlie Ped - - Ple of America against this country. , The Govern tnent Papers are constantly crying out for war; and tleprecating all negociation with us One of thern Says :--kr• " If a treaty it I:rnied with Great Bi inin, what Pledge will she give us of its faithful observance ? :Will she deliver us tip the island of Jamaica and 'Canada as a pledge of her faithful intentions Will , she give up to us fifty sail of ,the line for safe keep- fag ftit its du'e performance, or will she reduce her navy to its pristine insignificance? No; she will hot "" - -THEN WILT SHOULD ,WE TREAT ?" To such a degree has the popular fury been in named, that Mr. JACKSOIC was under the necessity of applying for d safeguard. The American Papers state that Ali's. PATERSOIC has been created by. BUONAPAKTE cc Duchess of lialtiLnore !" Monday being Ohristthas Day, at nine o'clock , their MAJESTIES, Dukes of KENT.B . nd CAMBRIDGE, princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and Eti-Z4BETI-1, ac tonipanied by Ladies ELY, CAROLINA \VALDE ; tRANTB,CRANLEit, Count MUtcSTER, Generals SPEN- .and FITZROY, Col. TAYLOR and Major 'went to SL George s Chapel, Windsor, to prayers ; and received the Sacrament, which.was administered by the Archbishop .01 CANTERBURY ; afterwards they returned to the Palace. His Grace waited on 'N -Princes AzELIA, at her house, and administered the Sacrament to her Royal Highness and Princess MARY. Ills Grace then returned to the Queen's Lodge, to bis appartments, and afterwards dined at the Equery's table and Lord's iu Waiting. At eleven o'clock their MAJESTIES, Dukes of RENT and CAMBRIDGE, Princesses AtIoUSTA,. So -IPHIA, and ELIZAEEIH, accompanied by Ladies ELY, WALDEqRAVE, CEANLEY,'.ind AYLVEURY, Gene ral Spatl9Bß, and Major PRICE, went to St. Geor ge's _ Chapel, and heard a sermon , prea ched b y the Rev. COOBSON afterwards their MAJESTIES returned to the Palace. The Royal Dukei and Princesses went to the Princess ArgELi*,'S house. A few days previous to the sailing of the last racket from Jamaica, a vessel had arrived from La era Craz, the Captain of which informed, that ac counts had been received.there of a serious revolu-, tion having broken out in Peru, that the principal Officers of the Government had been imprisoned, and a Junta formed, with the intention of declaring themselves independent. The Ganymede, Captain CATHCART, in turning down to Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight from Spit- Lead, on Monday, got on; shore on Gurnet Ledge, about two miles west of Cowes, and although every exertion has been made, by starting her water, Putting out her guns, &c. it is much feared she will Itot be got off, as she is surrounded by rocks, and the tides are falling off. THE THEATREs.—The whole tragedy of The RQ- Titan Father was to have been represented last night, at Covent Garden Theatre, but on account of CooKE's inability to perform the part of Horatius, YOUNG came forward with an apology, and a re quest that EGERTON might be permitted to read it.— The audience of course assented, as they had wit- Aessed the Bacchanalian condition olCooKs, during his attempt to go through the first scene. EGERTON Was to have performed the part of 'Altus Hostilius, Which was unavoidably omitted, go that our Readers 'nay easily conceive what interest could be excited by this piece-meal representation. This merry Ira zedy was followed by a new pantomime, entitled Harlequin Pedlar; or, The Haunted Well, which abounded in beautiful scenery, and had a due mix ture of machinery and manual tricks.—A crouded house. LYCEUM.—The Ballet of Cinderella was revived at this Theatre, last night, with as much eclat as the size of the place would, admit. The heroine was performed by Miss KELLY, who is rising very fait in her profession, and who last night appeared Qs a dancer to great advantage. The-piece altogether was very well received.. CORN•EXCHANGE, Dcc. 27.—The fresh arrivals Wheat this day make an abundant supply, and the sales are very heavy, at a redaction of about 4s. .per quarter ; Rye at less ; Barley likewise ; Malt lower ; 'White Pease also; Bcans of the two de 7 itescriptions at lower prices ; owing to very large ; , rri%als of Oats this trade is' again quoted cheaper ; looks downwards. 4 .47AV AL :NtW.S. PORTSMOUTH DEC. )11 ?his day his -Majesty's ship REvenge, of 74 guns, Hon. G. PAGI;T; Satuin,'of 74 guns, 'Capt. CUMBERLAND, and Ma nilla, and Rota frig:itei from the Downs. Arrived the Dorie, 14Att, from Lode, for this port ; and the Rattser, W . I4 . I ; t 2 E . ILEAD, from Sunderla►id: Wtint out of Harbour the' Recovery, SHR AiiEt ; and Belt, NEWTOS, to jOin the 'fleet layingat Spit-. head for Oporto. • Came into the Harbour his Majesty's ship The- ban . , of 36,guns. The ontward-bound Vest India fleet, laying in tbt Downs, are 'expected round early rhis morning. FALMOUTH, DEC. 24.—Arrived the 'Chichester. packet, Capt. GißsoN,with a Mail from New York, in 2 i days. Sailed the Perijan sloop of war, with sit tran'S ports, withta . valry on board, for Lisbon. HAnWtCH, D'Et. 26.—ArriVed this miming the following transports; with troop's fromFinshing,which place was finally evacuated on Saturday the 23d lust, the Richard, British Hero, elarendog:, and Aurbta, and two other's ate workiog into the harbour. YARMOUTiI i 'DEC Majesty's ships Princess Carciline and Snipe from the Baltic. DEAL, DEC. 26.—Pot back the Blos:mi geol.) of war, with part of the Outward-b6uhd . , which sailed On the 2 4t Arrived. 'several. tiatispotts Iron') Flushing. PI0101;1'H, DEC. 923.-Sailed his Majesty's Ship Gibraltar and Tonnant, for Torb3y and his MA- . jesty's ship Goldfinch, with a convoy, for Coruona, AMERICAA PAPERS. '• CIRCULAR. '‘` WASHINGTON, 13tb Ndv. lBog. " S! K, " I have to inforth : you, *ith Much regret;. that the fa6ls which it has been my diatY to state in my official cotiespondence with Mr; Smith, -have been deemed by the PreSident of the ed States to afford a sufficient motive for break ing off an important Negotiation, and for putting an end to all communication whatever with me, as the Minister charged with that NegociatiOn so in- teresting to both nations ; and on one most Ma terial point of which an answer has not been re. , turned to an official .and wriltdti overture. "One of the fads alluded to has been adriiittea by the Secretary of State hititself in his letter of the 19th of 061obet, vii—That the three Conditions forming the substance of Mr. Erskine's original In structions, were submitted to him by that gentle.; man. The other, viz.-=-That that InstrtiCtion is the : only one in which the Conditions were prescribed to Mr. Erskine for the conclusion of an arranger lent the, matterto•which it related, is known to me by the Instructions which I have myself received. " In stating these fads, and In adhering to ihem, which my duty imperiously enjoined me to do, in order to repel the frequent charges of ill faith which have been made against His Majesty's Government, I could not imagine that offence would be taken at it-by the American Government, as most certain ly none could be intended on my part ; and this view of the subjeet has been made known to Mr. Smith. But, as I am informed by -him that no further communication will be received from M me, I con ceive that I have no alternative left, which is con sistent with the King's dignity, but to, withdraw altogether from this city, and to await elsewhere the - arrival of his . Majesty's commands upon the unlooked-for turn which bas been given to his af fairs in this country. "I mean, in the interval, to make New-York the place of my residence, where you will henceforward please direa your communications 'to me, as I shall be accompanied by every Member of his Majesty's Mission. " I am, with great truth and respect, Sir, your most obedient humble Servant, (Signed) "F. AtICKSON. " To -, his Majesty's Consul, L*3 This overture is on the affair of the Chesapeakis ARRIVAL OF THE DUCHESS. Extraa of a Letter to the Editors, dated Elkton, (Md), No; vember zo: " The Duchess of Baltimore (Mrs. Jerome Buo naparte,) attended by Col, Tousard, with the young Prince, are now at this place, on their wayto honour the city of Philadelphia with their august presence. You have been accused of announcing to the public, upon insufficient authority, the creation of the Duchess and Prince, by the Emperor Napoleon, but no doubt of the fact is entertained in this quarter. Cu]. Tou sard is now attending them in his 'and their Official .character." [\We Understand the Duchess aud Prince have arrived in this city.]—Edit. Jour. ArEitto,;N coahisk. O,PENING or 'ME SESIONS, Nov. VI. THE PRESIDiNr i S VIESS+GE. . . • " Fellow Citizps of the Senate, and of the House' of - Kepreseutatt Yes, , . At - the Pe'rie.: of our last Meeting, I had the satisfaction of eomMunicating an . adjustment with one of the principal belligerent nations, highly im s portant in itself; and still wore so, as presaging a more extended accotrnoaatiee.. It is with deep concern I am nowlai inform . you, that the favour s able prospect has been overelouded,. by a refusal of the British Government tie abide, by the .a6t of its Minister Plehipotentiary, and by its, ensuing policy inwards the United States, as seen through the com munications of the Minister sent to replace him, Whatever pleaS n?ay be urged fora disavowal of of engagetnehts, totaled by diplaMatic ftindionaries, in cases where by toe terms of the. engagements a mutual ratification is reservedl or where notice at the iiiste 'may have been given of a departure from instrd6tionS ; ,or in extraordinary cases; essentially Violating the Principtes of equity, a disavowal could not have been apprehended in a case where no such notice or viOlation existed, :there. no such ratifica tion was reserved; and more eapecially; where, as is reaW in proof, an engagement, to be executed with:- out any such ratifiCation, was contemplated by the inStruetiont . 'given; and where it had, with good faith; beeh carried Into immediate execution on the part:of the United States. . These Considetatimis not having restrained the British Government from di'saVowing the arrange inent by vii we Of which its Orders in Council were to be revoked, and the event authorising the re newal of coohniircial intercourse having thus not taken plice, it necbssar4 became-a questton of equal urgency and importance,. whether the aLt prohibit ing that intercourae was not to be considered as re maining legal force. This - question being, after due deliberation;. determined in the affirmative, a proclamation td that effect was issued. It cotildnOt bier happen, ho*ever, that a return this state of thiniaa; - frona 'that which had folloWed an execution of ti e :eel-ranged - lent ,by the United States; would in volve (Hit:nit - les: With a view to diminish these as Mud) as possible, the maituitiona from the Secre tary of . the Treaanrys now laid before you; were" transmitted to tire Colleaors of the Several ports. If in permitting British vesSels to depart; without, giv ing bonds not to preeeed to their own portS, it shcuid appear that the tenor of legal authority has not been strictly :pnrsued, it, Is to be ascribed to ate . artiotts desire which was felt; that no indi viduals ihntild be injured. by so unforeseen an oc entrente t and I may rely on the regard of Congress, for the' equitable interests of Our own pitizens, to adopt whatever furthet previsions rriay be found re quisite for a' geherahremissiOn of penalties involun . tarily incurred. " The recal of the disavowed MiniSter having been followed by lite appointment of a successor, hopes were indulged that the new Minister would eontribtite to alleviate the disappointment which had beeh produced; and to * reinove the causes which had so long ernbarrassed the good understanding of. the twin nations. could. not be doubted, that it would at least be charged with conciliatory explanations of the step which had beetetakeh, and with proposals _try he stibstauted for the reje6lecl arrangement.— it.3asonable and universal as this expedation was, it also has not been fulfilled. From the first official disclosures Of the new Minister, it was found that be had received no authority to enter into explana tinns relative to either branch of the arrangement disavowed; nor any authority to substitute propo sals; as to that branch, which concerned the British Orders in Council : and finally, that his proposals with resped to the other branch, the attack on the frigate Chesapeake, were founded on a presumption, repeatedly declared to be inadmissible by the United &cafes, that the first step towards adjustment was due from then ; the proposals, at the same tithe, omitting even a reference to the officer answerable for the murderous aggreSsion, and asserting a claim not less contrary to the British lawa, and British prat'lice, than to the principles and obligations of the United States. The correspondence hetween the department of , State and. this Minister will sliew how inessentially the features preSented in its commencement' have been varied in its progress. It will spew also that, forgetting the resped. due to all governments, he did not refrain from imputations on this, which required that nofarther communications should be received from him: The necessity of this step will be made known to his Britannic Majesty through the Mi nister Plenipotentiary of the United States in Lon 7 don. '''Atid it would indicate a want of confidence due to a government which so well understands and _ex:a6ls what becomes foreign Ministers near it, not to infer that the misconduct of its own ilepresen tative will be viewed in the same light in which it has been regarded here. The British Government" will learn, at the same time, that a ready attention will be given to communications, through any chair 'lel' which may b e substitined. It will be happy, the changein this respect should be accompanied ‘y a favourable revision of the .unfriendly policy which has been so long pursued towards the United States. With France, the other Belligerent, whose, trespasses on our commercial rights have long been the subject of our just renionstances, the posture of our relations does not correipond with the measures taken on the part Of the United States, to.elfect a fivourable e chaoge. The result of 'the several com munications made to her Government, in pursuance of the auttiotitieS vested by Congress in the Exe cutive, is contained in the correspondence of our Minister at Paris, now laid before you. " by some of the other Belligerents, although professing' - just and Ami e able dispositions, injuries materially affecting our cotnuietce have not been duly controuleal or repressed, In . these cases, the interpositions deemed propet on our part have not been omitted. But it well deserves the consideration of the Legislature, how far both the safety and the honout of the. American flag may be consulted, by adequate provisions against that collusive prostitUtica of it, by individuals unworthy . 'of the American name, which has §o much favoured the real or pre tended sUspicions under which the honest commerce Of their fellow citizens has suffered. " In relation to the powers on the coast of Bar bary, nothing has occurred which is not of a nature rather to inspire- confidence than distrust, as to, the continuance pf the existing amity.. With our Inc:i2n neighbours, the just apd benevolent system continued towards, them has , also preserved peace, . and is mem andmore adkancitig habits favoutahle to their ciriii- za,tion and happiness, " Fi : ortt a Statement whith will be Made by the Seqretary of War, will be seen that the fortifica - tions on our maritime trontier are in Many of thy ports completed, affording the defence which was contempjated, and that further time will be required to render complete the works in the harbour cf New York, and in some other places. By the en- lugement, of the works, and the employment of a ,grealer number of hands at the public armouries; the supply of small arms, of an improving quality , appears to made annually inerea!iing, at a rate, that with those rnade ; private contract, may be eX pp&.ed to go fir towards providing for the_ public exigency. " The Aet of Congress proViding for the equip. *nient of our vessels of war having been fully carried into execution, I refer to thestaterpent of the Se _ _ cretary of the Navy for the information which may he proper on that eubje&•t. To ;hat statement is added a view of the transfers of appropriationsmni Thorised by the Mt of the Session preceding the last, and of the grounds on which the transfers were Made.. " Whatever may be-the course of your 'delibera titins 'on the subject of our military establishment.l.; I shoUld fail in my duty in not recommending to your serious attention the importance of giving to our militia; the great bulwark of our security, and resource of our power, an organiiation the best adapted to eventual situations for which the United States - ought to, be prepared. " The sums which had been previously accumu lated in the Treasury, together with the receipts during the year ending on the Stith of September last (and amounting to more than nine millions of dollars), have enabled us to fulfil Our engagements, and to defray the current expences of Government without recurring to any loan. But the insecurity of our commerce, and the consequent diminutioo of the public revenue, will probably produce a &I • ciency in the receipts of the ensuing year, for which, and for other details, I refer, to the statements which will be transmitted from the Treasury. " In the state which has ben presented of our affairs with the - great parties to a disastrous and pro traoled war, carried on in a mode equally injurious and unjust to the Unite I States as a neutral cation, the Wisdom of the National Legislature will be again summoned to the important thciston of the tives before them. That these will be met in a Tirit ,worthy the councils of a nation, conscious b0:11 of its rectitude and of its rights, and careful as well of its honour as of its peace, I have an entire confidence. And that the result will be stamped by an unai>i mity becoining the occasion, and be supported by every portion of our citizens, with a patriotism eti , lightened and invigorated by experience, ought as 'little to be doubted. r a- " In the midst ,of the wrongs and vexations ex perienced from external causes, there is int.v.Al room for congratulation •on the prosperity and happiness flowing - fram our situation at home. The blessing of health has never been more universal The frill of the seasons, though in particular articles and trids short of their usual redundancy, are mare-than sufficient lot our wants and our comiarts. The la, ;e of our country every where presents the evidence . of laudable enterprise, of extensive capitol, aturof durable improvement. In a cultivation of the Mate rialS, and the extension of useful manuladures, bore especially in the general application io householl fabrics, we behold a rapid diminution- of our depen dence on foreign supplies. Nor is it. unworthy a retledion, that the revolution in our pursuits ti, , d ha bits is in no .slight degree a consequence gt those impolitic and arbitrary edi&s, .by which the con tending nations, in endeavouring each of. them to obstrud our trade with the other, have so, far abridged our means of procuring the produetions and manufaatres, Of which our own are now taking the place. " Recolleaing always, that for every, advantage . which' may contribute to distinguish our lot froth that to which others are doomed by the unhappy spirit of the 'tithes, we are indebted to that Divine . Providence, whose goodness bas been so remarkably extended to this rising, nation, it becomes us to cbe-. rich a de•irout gratitude, and to implore groin the ,saute ortiniimtent source a blessing on the constita i Lions andmeasures about to be undertaken for tbe welfare of our ,heloved country. " JAMES MAD 15014." FACTS RESPECTING THE BRITISH MINISTER. We-averred in many successive papers, that. --the paragraphs . of the Intelligences, respecting the rup ture with the Minister, were false and fabricated.— This we did from a knowledge we pOsSessed, that the chief statement was a gross misrepresentation. But we had no conception of the extent of the profligate falsdioods with which that paper has dared to abuse and deceive the people. From the hesitation; which it was so natural for cautious men to feel in such cir cumstances, and the desire to express the truth in its true.colours, we some days ago wrote for the faas to a friend in Washington, who moves in a circle enabling him to obtain correct intelligence.— Yesterday evening, when the matter for .our paper was too nearly completed to admit of sufficient room for the whole communication, we received his an swer. The following is a contraction of his state ment. .On Saturday preceding the Intellkencer's mani festo, Mr. Jackson did 'not send for a passport to leave the country, but for a safeguard for himself and his family, foreseeing, what has since happened, that as soon as the Government had broken off com munication with him, an attempt would be made to irifltrnce the passions of the people, and excite them to violence, to which-they had been rendered prone by the same - pens, which afterwards pretend ed to . calm them. Mr: R. Smith was expressely in formed; that the Minister did not ,mean to leave the country. On the Monday, before he kneiv that the rupture was published, a notification was. given of the Minister's intention to move front Washington, accompanied with such explinationg as might have led to an accommodation, if it had been "desired. An inclination was even shewn to, further explanations, which was abruetly refused by Mr. Smith, unless, the Minister would consent to say that was nut fads which he had before beat ,1 told bx the same Secretary was a fact.